Newbie Scooby (soon to buy '02 or '03 WRX - what to look out for?)
05-08-2006, 06:15 PM
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I'm planning to buy a wrx soon, anybody have any tips or pointers when buying? i'm gonna buy a 02-03 bugeye. Anything i should look for in particular when looking and test driving them? all help will be much appreciated 
05-11-2006, 03:15 PM
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You'll probably want to do individual searchs for the following and ask the owner whether these TSB were fixed:
clutch shudder
fuel line leak in cold temps
loose seat bolt
ABS ecu fix
Do the typical used car checks (look for repainting, overspray, rim curbage, tranny gear smoothness, clutch wear...
There are lots of rattles in the WRX so keep an ear out for those (dash, stereo area)
keep an eye out on scratches/pits/cracks in the windshield (subaru glass is thin/cheap)
keep an eye out on the fabric on the seats for wear marks/tears etc...
keep an eye out for stone chips in paint. check front bumper/hood and lower door panels. Paint is notoriously thin
Make sure to test the car cold so you can experience it at it's worse.
Oh yeah, and that whole "glass tranny" thing...
Good luck! Bug eyes rule! Get to know the previous owner as well. that will give lots of clues as to how the car was taken care of/driven.
clutch shudder
fuel line leak in cold temps
loose seat bolt
ABS ecu fix
Do the typical used car checks (look for repainting, overspray, rim curbage, tranny gear smoothness, clutch wear...
There are lots of rattles in the WRX so keep an ear out for those (dash, stereo area)
keep an eye out on scratches/pits/cracks in the windshield (subaru glass is thin/cheap)
keep an eye out on the fabric on the seats for wear marks/tears etc...
keep an eye out for stone chips in paint. check front bumper/hood and lower door panels. Paint is notoriously thin
Make sure to test the car cold so you can experience it at it's worse.
Oh yeah, and that whole "glass tranny" thing...
Good luck! Bug eyes rule! Get to know the previous owner as well. that will give lots of clues as to how the car was taken care of/driven.
05-11-2006, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by mr_yellow
You'll probably want to do individual searchs for the following and ask the owner whether these TSB were fixed:
clutch shudder
fuel line leak in cold temps
loose seat bolt
ABS ecu fix
Do the typical used car checks (look for repainting, overspray, rim curbage, tranny gear smoothness, clutch wear...
There are lots of rattles in the WRX so keep an ear out for those (dash, stereo area)
keep an eye out on scratches/pits/cracks in the windshield (subaru glass is thin/cheap)
keep an eye out on the fabric on the seats for wear marks/tears etc...
keep an eye out for stone chips in paint. check front bumper/hood and lower door panels. Paint is notoriously thin
Make sure to test the car cold so you can experience it at it's worse.
Oh yeah, and that whole "glass tranny" thing...
Good luck! Bug eyes rule! Get to know the previous owner as well. that will give lots of clues as to how the car was taken care of/driven.
clutch shudder
fuel line leak in cold temps
loose seat bolt
ABS ecu fix
Do the typical used car checks (look for repainting, overspray, rim curbage, tranny gear smoothness, clutch wear...
There are lots of rattles in the WRX so keep an ear out for those (dash, stereo area)
keep an eye out on scratches/pits/cracks in the windshield (subaru glass is thin/cheap)
keep an eye out on the fabric on the seats for wear marks/tears etc...
keep an eye out for stone chips in paint. check front bumper/hood and lower door panels. Paint is notoriously thin
Make sure to test the car cold so you can experience it at it's worse.
Oh yeah, and that whole "glass tranny" thing...
Good luck! Bug eyes rule! Get to know the previous owner as well. that will give lots of clues as to how the car was taken care of/driven.
05-12-2006, 12:34 AM
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thanks for the help guys, i'm planning to buy this blue one, 02 bugeye with 24k miles. Clutch is good and it has no dings but a lil scratch on the rear bumper, I carfaxed it and he did the recalls. Hopefully i'll have a bugeye this weekend!
05-13-2006, 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by mr_yellow
You'll probably want to do individual searchs for the following and ask the owner whether these TSB were fixed:
clutch shudder
fuel line leak in cold temps
loose seat bolt
ABS ecu fix
clutch shudder
fuel line leak in cold temps
loose seat bolt
ABS ecu fix
The ABS is an optional, no-cost swap out if you don't like the behaviour of the original unit.
The TSBs (fuel, clutch etc.) won't necessarily have been performed unless the car exhibited the problem while under warranty.
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